#セガサターン — Public Fediverse posts

A project nearly a year and a half in the making is ready at last — fan hacker Hemulen uploaded an English translation patch for Iron Storm: Operation Files, plus a retranslation patch for the original Iron Storm! Hemulen spoke with me about his process:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/05/15/fan-translates-iron-storm-expansion-daisenryaku-sakusen-file-into-english/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #translation #patch #Englishtranslation #workingdesigns #worldwar2 #WWII

Over the weekend, Emerald Nova and 7shades took the stage at MegaCon 2026 in Orlando, Fla., to share their expertise on homebrew retro game development, specifically focusing on the Sega Saturn. Their panel offered lots of great insight into the hobby and advice for folks interested in making their own homebrew games.

Here are the highlights and key takeaways courtesy of SaturnDave:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/05/15/homebrew-dev-panel-megacon2026/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #indiedev #homebrew

Sega Saturn emulator Yaba Sanshiro pushed a major update today for Android. Find out how it changes the way it renders graphics to improve accuracy and increase the number of games compatible on it:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/05/15/yaba-sanshiro-rewrites-vdp1-core-to-improve-rendering/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #android #emulation #emulator #mobilegames #mobilegaming

Sega Saturn emulator Yaba Sanshiro pushed a major update today for Android. Find out how it changes the way it renders graphics to improve accuracy and increase the number of games compatible on it:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/05/15/yaba-sanshiro-rewrites-vdp1-core-to-improve-rendering/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #android #emulation #emulator #mobilegames #mobilegaming

Sega Saturn emulator Yaba Sanshiro pushed a major update today for Android. Find out how it changes the way it renders graphics to improve accuracy and increase the number of games compatible on it:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/05/15/yaba-sanshiro-rewrites-vdp1-core-to-improve-rendering/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #android #emulation #emulator #mobilegames #mobilegaming

Sega Saturn emulator Yaba Sanshiro pushed a major update today for Android. Find out how it changes the way it renders graphics to improve accuracy and increase the number of games compatible on it:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/05/15/yaba-sanshiro-rewrites-vdp1-core-to-improve-rendering/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #android #emulation #emulator #mobilegames #mobilegaming

Sega Saturn emulator Yaba Sanshiro pushed a major update today for Android. Find out how it changes the way it renders graphics to improve accuracy and increase the number of games compatible on it:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/05/15/yaba-sanshiro-rewrites-vdp1-core-to-improve-rendering/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #android #emulation #emulator #mobilegames #mobilegaming

Wish it were easier to play the English localizations inside Saturn Taito games Battle Garegga and Bubble Symphony? A hacker named KoolFiller has you covered with these new patches:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/05/15/english-activation-patches-for-bubble-symphony-battle-garegga-now-available/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #taito #shmup #shooter #patch #englishtranslation

We're back with a new issue of SHIRO! Monthly! It's available to SHIRO! Patreon supporters at any paid tier.

The April issue's headlining story is on the Langrisser III translation, with other stories getting the feature treatment including FPS boosts in Saturn games, the chaos of the first NetLink Night and FULLSET's upcoming indie game Overserved. Plus, there are two new features this month: a letter from the SHIRO!s and a comments section!

Let us know what you think of the new issue:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/05/14/shiro-monthly-april-2026-issue-now-available-to-patreon-supporters/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #ezine #magazine

Fafling's back with a new version of his optimization patch for Saturn's Doom port! Check out just how much better it runs:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/05/13/fafling-optimizes-saturn-doom-even-more/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン

Fafling's back with a new version of his optimization patch for Saturn's Doom port! Check out just how much better it runs:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/05/13/fafling-optimizes-saturn-doom-even-more/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン

Fafling's back with a new version of his optimization patch for Saturn's Doom port! Check out just how much better it runs:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/05/13/fafling-optimizes-saturn-doom-even-more/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン

Fafling's back with a new version of his optimization patch for Saturn's Doom port! Check out just how much better it runs:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/05/13/fafling-optimizes-saturn-doom-even-more/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン

Fafling's back with a new version of his optimization patch for Saturn's Doom port! Check out just how much better it runs:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/05/13/fafling-optimizes-saturn-doom-even-more/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン

Last Friday for NetLink Night, we tried out Farkus’ latest version of Utenyaa. It streams player-made characters and maps to play right then and there! Really cool.

Here’s a video of us playing on the map I made, “Dansfield.”

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #videogames #セガ #セガサターン

I guess I forgot to post this story on Mastodon last week, so I apologize for that...

Pre-orders are now up for FULLSET's Project Neon and Overserved on Saturn, Dreamcast and Neo Geo!

Check out TraynoCo's story going over these titles dropping, and things to look out for when ordering:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/05/04/overserved-project-neon-pre-orders-open-for-saturn-dreamcast/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #neogeo

Happy 31st anniversary to the Sega Saturn in North America!!!

Decades later, the Saturn is still being played and appreciated, from the original releases to fan-translated classics to newly developed games.

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン

Many countries celebrated Mother's Day yesterday, so it's fitting that one of the previously unknown passwords Bo Bayles found in the Sega Saturn's Virtual Golf is "MOM"! See what it does in this week's Under the Microscope:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/05/11/under-the-microscope-virtual-golf/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン

Hot on the heels of his Digital Pictures documentary, PandaMonium tells the story of Maximum Surge, an ambitious FMV game that was completed, canceled and found again 30 years later:
https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/05/11/maximum-surge-the-completed-and-canceled-fmv-game/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン

After much demand for a more permanent place for information retention, and for more accessibility to the greater online space, we have now opened the SHIRO! Forums! Sign up and check ‘em out here:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/05/08/shiro-forums-now-open/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン

The complexity of the Saturn's hardware is causing its FPGA core to reach the limits of the MiSTer's DE-10 Nano. New updates yesterday optimized the code just enough to get successful builds — find out what's new and what problems the developers encountered over the last month:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/05/08/saturn-mister-core-optimizations-overcome-chock-full-fpga/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #MiSTerFPGA #FPGA

Our SHIRO! May Community Challenge in F1 Challenge is well underway! PandaMonium was running laps on Hockenheim last night and pulled off the time you see below.

"This is prime night time gaming, gotta say," he said on Discord.

You can join in the fun by hopping into our Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/SSJuThN

Or by participating in our Facebook group's thread: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SegaSaturnShiro/permalink/4315249172032123

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #F1 #Formula1 #racinggames

Our SHIRO! May Community Challenge in F1 Challenge is well underway! PandaMonium was running laps on Hockenheim last night and pulled off the time you see below.

"This is prime night time gaming, gotta say," he said on Discord.

You can join in the fun by hopping into our Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/SSJuThN

Or by participating in our Facebook group's thread: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SegaSaturnShiro/permalink/4315249172032123

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #F1 #Formula1 #racinggames

Our SHIRO! May Community Challenge in F1 Challenge is well underway! PandaMonium was running laps on Hockenheim last night and pulled off the time you see below.

"This is prime night time gaming, gotta say," he said on Discord.

You can join in the fun by hopping into our Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/SSJuThN

Or by participating in our Facebook group's thread: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SegaSaturnShiro/permalink/4315249172032123

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #F1 #Formula1 #racinggames

Our SHIRO! May Community Challenge in F1 Challenge is well underway! PandaMonium was running laps on Hockenheim last night and pulled off the time you see below.

"This is prime night time gaming, gotta say," he said on Discord.

You can join in the fun by hopping into our Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/SSJuThN

Or by participating in our Facebook group's thread: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SegaSaturnShiro/permalink/4315249172032123

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #F1 #Formula1 #racinggames

Chaos Control and Die Hard Trilogy are the latest Saturn light-gun games to get quality of life patches from privateye. Gregori's got the details on what's improved:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/05/07/chaos-control-die-hard-trilogy-get-light-gun-quality-of-life-treatment/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン

During last Friday's NetLink Night, we tried out experimental online versions of homebrew games Utenyaa (cat girls in tanks!) and Micro Motor Mayhem (toy car racing!)

If you're set up to use the NetLink Tunnel, join us each Friday!

NetLink Night meetup time No. 1: 1 p.m. PDT / 4 p.m. EDT / 8 p.m UTC / 9 p.m. BST / 10 p.m. CEST

NetLink Night meetup time No. 2: 6 p.m. PDT / 9 p.m. EDT / 1 a.m. UTC / 2 a.m. BST / 3 a.m. CEST

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #videogames #セガ #セガサターン

After an "unreasonable" amount of time digging through MechWarrior 2, Bo Bayles discovered two previously unknown cheat codes for unlimited jump jets and an on-screen compass! See how he did it and a list of all the Saturn game's cheats:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/05/04/under-the-microscope-mechwarrior-2-31st-century-combat/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #cheatcodes

After an "unreasonable" amount of time digging through MechWarrior 2, Bo Bayles discovered two previously unknown cheat codes for unlimited jump jets and an on-screen compass! See how he did it and a list of all the Saturn game's cheats:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/05/04/under-the-microscope-mechwarrior-2-31st-century-combat/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #cheatcodes

After an "unreasonable" amount of time digging through MechWarrior 2, Bo Bayles discovered two previously unknown cheat codes for unlimited jump jets and an on-screen compass! See how he did it and a list of all the Saturn game's cheats:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/05/04/under-the-microscope-mechwarrior-2-31st-century-combat/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #cheatcodes

After an "unreasonable" amount of time digging through MechWarrior 2, Bo Bayles discovered two previously unknown cheat codes for unlimited jump jets and an on-screen compass! See how he did it and a list of all the Saturn game's cheats:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/05/04/under-the-microscope-mechwarrior-2-31st-century-combat/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #cheatcodes

After an "unreasonable" amount of time digging through MechWarrior 2, Bo Bayles discovered two previously unknown cheat codes for unlimited jump jets and an on-screen compass! See how he did it and a list of all the Saturn game's cheats:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/05/04/under-the-microscope-mechwarrior-2-31st-century-combat/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #cheatcodes

Culdcept's modern re-release is now dated Sept. 8 on consoles, more than a month after its planned Steam launch, according to a new English trailer. Here's everything we know about the latest Saturn Tribute title:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/05/01/new-western-launch-details-for-culdcept-the-first-saturn-tribute/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #PS5 #Switch #Xbox #Steam #PCgaming

Saturn fans, it's time to dust off those Arcade Racer wheels: Starting May 1 and running the entirety of the month, the SHIRO! community will compete in the SEGA Sports rubber-melting racer, F1 Challenge!

Participants have all month long to tackle the six Arcade Mode courses and submit their best combined time. There also will be weekly throughout May in Time Attack mode on the Hockenheim, Suzuka and Monte Carlo courses.

For full rules, read the story here: https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/04/30/the-shiro-community-takes-pole-position-this-may/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン

https://youtu.be/Q1TqxGJbdlU

PandaMonium's latest video is finally done! "Digging for Isix: A Digital Pictures History" contains unreleased footage, new interviews, internal documents and more.

It's available now for early access, and it'll premiere publicly on May 9!

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/04/30/pandamoniums-digging-for-isix-premieres-may-9/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #youtube #documentary #digitalpictures #FMV #FMVgame

A prototype of a never-before-known Saturn game has been found and preserved — read Bo Bayles' story about "Pyramid: Challenge of the Pharaoh’s Dream" and see it in action!

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/04/30/prototype-of-unknown-unreleased-saturn-game-pyramid-preserved/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #prototype #edutainment

During last Friday's NetLink Night, several of us tried out the newly online-enabled version of Flicky's Flock! It's still a work in progress but already pretty fun.

Then Shadowmask and Joe played some co-op Duke Nukem 3D while NoiseDemon and I raced in Sega Rally — a connection between the U.S. and Poland! It ran great.

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン

Double Switch is next on PandaMonium’s review list. After acquiring a LOT of source material, it spiraled into a 7+ hour video about Digital Pictures, its history, canceled games and why it shut down.

Digging for Isix goes up for early access by April 30, with a public premiere on May 9.

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン

Sega announced a new brand focused on reviving some of its old IPs, including Saturn ones like Sakura Wars and Nights into Dreams — but what could this mean? I take a look:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/04/24/saturn-ips-featured-in-sega-universe-initiative/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン

Don't forget, we've got two NetLink meetups today!

NetLink Night meetup time #1: 1 p.m. PDT / 4 p.m. EDT / 8 p.m UTC / 9 p.m. BST / 10 p.m. CEST

NetLink Night meetup time #2: 6 p.m. PDT / 9 p.m. EDT / 1 a.m. UTC / 2 a.m. BST / 3 a.m. CEST

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #netlink #onlinegaming

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https://www.wacoca.com/games/1366738/ セガ、往年のIPの新展開を担う“SEGA UNIVERSE”を始動 – GAME Watch ##GAMING #AC #ClassicGame #Game #GameNews #games #GamingNews #アーケード #アーケードゲーム #クラシックゲーム #ゲーミング #ゲーム #ゲーム攻略 #ゲーム最新情報 #セガサターン #その他 #ドリームキャスト #メガドライブ

SHIRO!'s first scheduled NetLink Night yielded a lot of fun — and a lot of chaos! Read all about it, check out some photos and a video, and get the details on our plans moving forward here:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/04/22/nine-player-chaos-on-first-netlink-night/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #onlinegaming #netlink #xband

The demo disc for Saturn 3D shoot-em-up Layer Section II hides a debug menu that isn't in the final game! See what Bo Bayles found in there in today's Under the Microscope:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/04/20/under-the-microscope-layer-section-ii/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #shmup #shooter #layersection #raystorm #taito

The demo disc for Saturn 3D shoot-em-up Layer Section II hides a debug menu that isn't in the final game! See what Bo Bayles found in there in today's Under the Microscope:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/04/20/under-the-microscope-layer-section-ii/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #shmup #shooter #layersection #raystorm #taito

The demo disc for Saturn 3D shoot-em-up Layer Section II hides a debug menu that isn't in the final game! See what Bo Bayles found in there in today's Under the Microscope:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/04/20/under-the-microscope-layer-section-ii/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #shmup #shooter #layersection #raystorm #taito

The demo disc for Saturn 3D shoot-em-up Layer Section II hides a debug menu that isn't in the final game! See what Bo Bayles found in there in today's Under the Microscope:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/04/20/under-the-microscope-layer-section-ii/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #shmup #shooter #layersection #raystorm #taito

The demo disc for Saturn 3D shoot-em-up Layer Section II hides a debug menu that isn't in the final game! See what Bo Bayles found in there in today's Under the Microscope:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/04/20/under-the-microscope-layer-section-ii/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #shmup #shooter #layersection #raystorm #taito

Thanks to Exxistance, another Sega Saturn fan translation makes it way to the public!

Check out Pat’s latest article on the Ninku English translation:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/04/17/saturn-fighter-ninku-gets-a-fan-translation/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #ninku #fantranslation #anime #translation #patch

The Sega Saturn homebrew and translation scene is hoppin' this time of year. From new games to updates to translation patches and utilities, let's take a look at some of the newest developments:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/04/17/saturn-news-roundup-sakura-wars-2-translation-rhea-phoebe-organizer-segaxtreme-entries-roll-in/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン #translation #patch #homebrew #indiedev #ode